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Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon, during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena: including the time of his residence at her father's house, "The Briars,"

by: Abell, Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, d. 1871

Publication date: 1844

Topics: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Publisher: London : J. Murray

Collection: cdl; americana

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

1 p.l., xii, 251 p. 20 cm

Addeddate: 2007-12-17 15:43:04

Bookplateleaf: 0006

Call number: srlf_ucsb:lage-154177

Camera: Canon 5D

Collection-library: srlf_ucsb

Copyright-evidence: Evidence reported by Alyson-Wieczorek for item recollectionsofe00abeliala on December 17, 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1844.

Copyright-evidence-date: 20071217154242

Copyright-evidence-operator: Alyson-Wieczorek

Copyright-region: US

External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1051738979

Foldoutcount: 0

Identifier: recollectionsofe00abeliala

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Reviewer: microcosme - - July 21, 2019
Subject: We do not know Napoleon at all

This book was written by a woman who knew Napoleon when she was 13 years old, on the island of St. Helena. I am amazed at what Napoleon was really like. He was very amused by children and behaved like one frequently in their company. He was extremely indulgent and even let her slash his dress sword at him. She describes his attempts to speak English with a very strong accent -- it's pretty cute. The book is very poignant. She dearly loved Napoleon, and I can see why.

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